It turned out to be a rather one sided affair with Sameer failing to exert any kind of dominion over Lu. The Indian showed good character in Game 1, but looked a pale shadow of his former self, succumbing to a heavy deafeat in G2.

As The Crown Group Australian gets into its final stages, things have started to heat up.

Sameer Verma had a terriffic campaign, as he defeated Indian origin player of New Zealand, Abhinav Manota in his match in the Round-of-32, where he won comfortably after a brief scare in the first game. The scoreline was 13-21, 21-9, 21-7. Post this the World No. 25 took on the Japanese, Takuma Ueda and defeated him in two straight sets, 21-16, 21-12.

Lu Guangzu, on the other hand has had to battle his way through to this round. He defeated Henrikho Kho Wibowo of Indonesia and Pit Seng Low of Australia in the qualification Round.

The world No. 165 then defied all odds by winning against the Korean Heo Kwang Hee (World No. 85) 21-9, 16-21, 21-18 in the round-of-32. An even more difficult challenge awaited him in the Round-of-16 as he faced the Malaysian Wei Feng Chong of Malaysia, however, here too he emerged victorious winning 21-15, 21-11 in straight sets.

His match against Sameer Verma will certainly be an entertaining one to say the least.